Maharashtra: Man booked for threatening porters at gunpoint at construction site in Thane

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An offence has been registered against a man for allegedly threatening a group of porters at gunpoint and preventing them from working at a construction site in Maharashtra's Thane city, police said on Friday.

The incident took place on Wednesday when the accused Yatish Murlidhar Bhoir accompanied by a few locals went to a construction site on Ghodbunder Road and threatened porters engaged in loading and unloading materials, an official said.

The accused allegedly wielded a revolver and threatened to shoot the porters if they did not stop working, he said.

An offence under sections 352 (assault or use of criminal force) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code and Arms Act has been registered against Bhoir, the official from Kapurbawdi police station said.

The accused had also similarly threatened porters working at a construction site in May, as he wanted locals to be engaged for the work, he added.

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Meanwhile, the OPD at Shahapur sub-district hospital in Maharashtra's Thane has been treating around 800 patients on a daily basis over the past few days due to a spike in viral fever cases and other diseases, a health official said on Friday.

Talking to reporters, Dr Rahul Jadhav, Medical Superintendent of the hospital, said the number of viral fever and conjunctivitis cases in Shahapur taluka has seen a sharp rise in the last few days, but the situation was under control.

"The outpatient department (OPD) at the hospital has been treating 700 to 800 patients on a daily basis. Most of these patients are seeking treatment for viral fever," he said.

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Besides fever, conjunctivitis cases are also on the rise and in the last week, 100 such cases were reported in Shahapur taluka, he added.

Appealing to local residents to take precautionary measures for protection against rain-related diseases, including dengue and malaria, Jadhav said medical teams were taking necessary measures to tackle the situation. (With inputs from Agencies)